Information Fusion Command and Control (IFC2)

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Information Fusion Command and Control (IFC2)

• The OTBSAF is generating the simulated ground
  truth as well as displaying it in the OTBSAF GUI.

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IFC2

• A zoomed view of the ground truthrepresenting a
  BioChem Depot with Air Defense.

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IFC2

• The BeliefDisplay is a fused display of all Blue
  Forces beliefs about the battle space.
• Initially we show our SAR platform (F-16c) and
  our strike assets (2 flights of A-10s).
• The cones represent the fields-of-view of the
  sensors on each of our planes.
• Currently we have not gathered any information
  about opposing forces and likewise none is
  displayed.

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IFC2
TargetFuserDisplay Beliefs
TargetInfoDisplay Ground Truth

• The TargetInfoDisplay shows the Ground truth
  status of the targets.
• The TargetFuserDisplay shows fused sensor data
  about the targets.
• Currently, we have no data concerning the targets

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IFC2

• The cueing agent informs us of four areas of
  interest.
• Areas of interest are displayed as red-outlined
  boxes
• The cueing agent might receive information from
  many sources
• HUMINT
• Special Forces on ground
• Etc.

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IFC2

• SigIntDisplay shows output from the SigInt Agent.
• The SigInt Agent currently can detect
• radar emissions
• COM Externals
• The output of SigInt is used to prioritize the
  scanning of areas of interest.

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IFC2

• Based on areas of interest from cueing agent and
  information from SigInt, the SAR platform is
  tasked to fly within range (25 km) of the area to
  be spot scanned.

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IFC2

• The SAR spot scan of the area of interest is
  completed.
• Results are displayed textually on the
  SARInfoDisplay and graphically on the
  BeliefDisplay.
• SARSim assigns multiple possible classifications
  for each target.
• The SARInfoDisplay shows only the highest
  probability classification for each target.
• The BeliefDisplay will draw high-probability
  known targets or question marks for low
  probability and unknown targets.

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IFC2

• A UAV is launched to take a closer look at the
  area of interest (depot) and transmits back spot
  reports, which are fused by the Fuser and
  displayed by the TargetFuserDisplay.
• The Commander may adjust target priorities for
  specific targets using the TargetFuserDisplay.

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IFC2

• A strike is scheduled against the targets at the
  depot.
• Each A-10 is given a list of specific targets to
  strike.

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IFC2

• As the strike progresses, the A-10s launch
  air-to-ground missiles at the depot.
• The missiles sensor fields-of-view are displayed
  in black.

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IFC2

• As individual planes complete their missions,
  they are tasked to return to base.

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IFC2

• Note, as the strike assets attacked the depot,
  one or more detected the Scud site and sent a
  spot report to the Fuser.
• The report was displayed by the BeliefDisplay, as
  shown here.

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IFC2

• The TargetInfoDisplay displays the Ground truth
  about the target battle damage.
• The target items are blackened when they are
  unable to fire and move.